任何語言里都有很多臟字、罵人的話，特地介紹這些罵人的話其實很沒有必要，因為大家看看流行的美劇或者美國電影就能聽到很多。本篇主要介紹一下“臟話”這個詞本身在英語里有哪些表達。
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1. bad/foul language: language that
most people think is offensive
備注：''bad/foul
language''是很正式的說法。
Even very young children are using foul
language at school. （現(xiàn)在就連很小的孩子在學校也會講粗話。）
The computer chip allows parents to block
programs containing violence, sex, or bad language. （這個電腦芯片能幫助家長屏蔽電腦上包含色情、暴力、污言穢語的程序。）
She claimed she had been subjected to abuse
and foul language. （她聲稱自己一直遭受虐待和辱罵。）
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2. strong language: language that
most people think is offensive - used especially to warn people that there may
be offensive words used in a film or television program 大多數(shù)人感到冒犯的話語，尤其指電視或電影里出現(xiàn)的
例：
The following program contains strong
language, and some viewers may find it offensive. （接下來這個節(jié)目中含有不雅用語，對部分觀眾可能有所冒犯。）
The film has lots of violence, scenes of
drug-taking, and strong language. （這部電影里有很多暴力、吸毒、說臟話的鏡頭。）
The film is not suitable for children under
12 as it contains strong language. （這部電影內(nèi)含不雅用語，不適合12歲以下兒童觀看。）
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3. colorful language: language that
uses a lot of swear words - use this in humorous contexts （幽默、開玩笑時用）
例：
The colorful language of some of the
characters may make it unsuitable for younger viewers. （劇中有些人物口吐臟字，因此該劇不適合小孩觀看。）
He has been known to use some colorful
language when he starts talking about politics. （他一講到政治，就會用些臟字眼。）
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4. four-letter word: a word that
most people think is extremely offensive, especially one that is connected with
sex or the sexual organs 涉及性或性器官的、大部分人認為是極其冒犯的字詞
例：
Rap songs are full of four-letter words. （饒舌歌曲里很多臟字。）
It's a family show, with no four-letter
words. （這是部家庭劇，劇中不講污言穢語。）
a book that contains a lot of four-letter
words （滿書都是臟字）
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5. swearword: a rude and offensive
word that people use especially when they are angry 人們在生氣時的咒罵
例：
a movie filled with violent images and
rough swearwords （一部充滿暴力和污言穢語的影片）
He wasn't the type of man to use
swearwords. （他不是那種會講粗話的人。）
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6. obscenity: n. sexually
offensive language or behavior, especially in a book, play, film etc. ?尤指在書刊、戲劇和電影中出現(xiàn)的淫穢字眼或行為
例：
laws against obscenity （反淫穢法）
drunken youths screaming obscenities （喝醉了的年輕人大聲說著下流話）
Someone had written obscenities all over
the classroom wall. （有人在教室墻上寫滿了下流話。）
Tom burst into the apartment, drunk and
shouting obscenities. （湯姆醉醺醺地沖進公寓，嘴里不干不凈的。）
補充：''obscenity''的形容詞''obscene''，也可以表示這個意思。
例：
obscene lyrics/language （粗俗的歌詞、粗話）
He made an obscene gesture at the driver
who cut him off. （他對著超車的那個司機比了個很不雅的手勢。）
The book is filled with obscene pictures. （這本里到處都是不雅圖片。）
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7. unprintable: remarks, words etc.
that are unprintable or are too offensive to appear in a newspaper, magazine,
or book 新聞、雜志或書籍中不宜發(fā)表的粗俗或猥褻字眼
例：
unprintable words （粗俗的字眼）
I can't tell you what he said because it's
unprintable. （我不能將他說的話轉(zhuǎn)述給你聽，因為他的話太粗俗了。）
Most of what she said in the interview was
unprintable. （她在采訪中說的大部分話都很粗俗。）
Tom admits he's been called many things,
some of them unprintable. （湯姆說，他有很多外號，有些外號還很粗俗。）
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